Note 1 Adapted from ISO/IEC 17000:2004, definition 2.8.

Note 2 A “certification system” is a “conformity assessment system”, which is defined in ISO/IEC 17000:2004, definition 2.7.

Note 3 The rules, procedures and management for implementing product, process and service certification are stipulated by the certification scheme.

Note 4 General guidance for the development of schemes is given in ISO/IEC 17067, in combination with ISO/IEC Guide 28 and ISO/IEC Guide 53.

[ISO/IEC 17065:2013, 3.9]